Overview

• Tatum’s on-court workout video and a team radio update from assistant Sam Cassell show active rehab progress only months after Achilles surgery.
• Tatum has said he is not ruling out playing this season and is rehabbing six days a week, while stressing he will not rush back.
• Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reports league buzz of a possible March return, which remains unconfirmed by the team.
• Multiple insiders, including Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix, caution against penciling in an All-Star or March timeline given the complexity of Achilles recoveries.
• Boston reshaped its roster expecting Tatum to miss significant time, with Jaylen Brown set to lead the offense and early camp looks pointing to a Pritchard–White–Hauser–Brown–Queta starting group.